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595 Metropolitan Avenue

301Records
16City systems
7Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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301 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 57 HPD complaints, 48 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units24
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)595 METROPOLITAN AVE LLC
BBL3027570036
BIN3068693

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1988-10-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Food Establishment (2) · Lead (2) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$345,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)595 METROPOLITAN AVE LLC
Head officerJOSEPH NEBENZAHL
Managing agentJOSEPH NEBENZAHL
Last registered2026-06-29

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,446,000 $1,100,700
2026$2,806,000 $1,262,700
2027$3,352,000 $1,508,400

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
787 CoffeeCoffee/TeaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Facility Construction, Plumbing) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayLorimer St — G L · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Metropolitan Av / Lorimer St — B24 · 200 ft
Citi BikeDevoe St & Lorimer St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 132 The Conselyea School. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

595 Metropolitan Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 1998-02-05 (lender: Tenaglia, James). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-06AL&R $9,100,000 — from 595 METROPOLITAN AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,100,000
2022-10-06Agreement $9,100,000 — from 595 METROPOLITAN AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,100,000
2022-10-06Mortgage $3,051,129 — from 595 METROPOLITAN AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,051,129
2021-01-04AL&R $6,125,000 — from 595 METROPOLITAN AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,125,000
2021-01-04Mortgage $6,125,000 — from 595 METROPOLITAN AVE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,125,000
2021-01-04Deed $8,163,100 — from HAMPTON PLAZA, LLC to 595 METROPOLITAN AVE LLC $8,163,100
2020-12-09Sold for $8,163,100 $8,163,100 $340,129
2011-01-11Deed $399,000 — from DEPALMA, GEORGIANA; TENAGLIA, JAMES to HAMPTON PLAZA, LLC $399,000
1998-02-05Mortgage $100,000 — from DEPALMA, GEORGIANA to TENAGLIA, JAMES $100,000
1997-07-22Mortgage $100,000 — from DEPALMA, GEORGIANA to ITALO-AMERICAN FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $100,000
1991-05-03Mortgage $60,000 — from TEDONE, FRANCIS; DEPALMA, GEORGIANA; TEDONE, ANN to ITALO-AMERICAN FCU $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012003
2018013015
2019013026
2020003115
202120124119
20228694128
202362070235
20240642214
20250080513
202600180018
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 182Ownership & money 29Health & systems 15

Every one of the 301 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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